Poll: Do you know self defense?
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I know american Kempo. And i was taught by a crazy guy who lived in a trailer park. No joke. He often refered to other forms of fighting as ineffective and for losers. True story
Yes. I study Krav Maga and I was a Master-At-Arms in the Navy for four years. I've taken down many drunk would-be ass kickers in my day.
One thing I always stress to people when it comes to fighting is that there is never such thing as a fair fight. "Dirty fighting" is the rule, not the exception. Get the idea of the "fair fight" out of your head. Fighting has nothing to do with any sort of honor, pride or courage. Fighting is about winning. You fight to win the fight or you go home.
One thing I always stress to people when it comes to fighting is that there is never such thing as a fair fight. "Dirty fighting" is the rule, not the exception. Get the idea of the "fair fight" out of your head. Fighting has nothing to do with any sort of honor, pride or courage. Fighting is about winning. You fight to win the fight or you go home.
schools and teaching vary from instructor to instructor, how they treat their students, I wouldn't know, as well, I don't know if it is the one used in the olympics, and TaeKwon-Do (or at least the main versions) don't have purple, brown, etc. belts. All of the belts are supposed to symbolize something about the world in a colour, and those colours don't fit in with what General Choi chose.Kermi said:
Sometimes as well, the versions can differ depending on what province/state you are in, and in who runs the belts, testing, equipement, etc.
I put grilled cheese, not only because that sounds pretty tasty right now (until I decide to play amnesia and lose my appetite. "HIS JAW HAS FREAKING BEEN TORN OFF! I'M NOT HUNGRY ANYMORE.") Because I was a brown belt with a black stripe. I memorized the most important ones, as I took taekwando (or however you spell it) which was about half self defense and half art. Although my instructor looked exactly like Chuck Norris. I mean, seriously. He had the reddish brown hair, beard, pretty muscular, although his face was a bit less... whatever word you use to describe chuck norris' face.
I know some basic stuff. I was mugged once, so my friend who's taken Kung fu for years and years started to teach me some self-defense. If you grab me, I can make you let me go, and if you throw a punch, I can grab you and throw you down. I'm still kind of hopeless if you've got a weapon, though.
I am going to guess that real world practical self defense is very different from the stuff that 99% of the people on this site claim to know. Facing a thug in an alley armed with a knife and fighting dirty is a lot different than fighting someone on a mat while wearing protective gear and under the supervision of a referee.
This guy might make it out alive.BigCat91 said:
I'm a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Karate, soon to be 3rd Degree, and for my 3rd degree I'm specializing in Self defense. I'm pretty sure I can handle anything life throws at me.
Hard question for me to answer. On the one hand, I know a lot of things about self-defense. I know where to hit someone to hurt them. I know how to stand balanced. I know how to breathe.
What I don't know is anything formal. I'm looking into finding a Muay Thai or Choi Li Fut teacher if I can, but since one is still taught as a combat art and the other is so immensely obscure, I really need to travel to Thailand or travel to China to actually learn those styles.
What I don't know is anything formal. I'm looking into finding a Muay Thai or Choi Li Fut teacher if I can, but since one is still taught as a combat art and the other is so immensely obscure, I really need to travel to Thailand or travel to China to actually learn those styles.